Lavash – Traditional Armenian Bread

Armenian cuisine is quite popular
with its traditional bread called lavash. It is flat, thin and soft bread that
can be dried and kept for quite a long term. It is the most widespread bread in
Armenia and no festive table can be imagined without lavash.

Lavash symbolizes life and
wisdom. In ancient times, lavash was used during battles as it lasted long and
saved the soldiers from starvation. Mothers cooked lavash, dried it and put in
the bags of the soldiers

Let me introduce lavash recipe. Lavash
is made of flour, water and salt. You mսst
knead the dough well and leave it to rest. Then divide the dough into 300-400
gram pieces and start rolling. The dough of lavash is rolled out flat and then
slapped on the hot wall of underground clay oven called tonir. Fresh lavash is
easier and suitable for making wrap sandwiches and kebab.

Unlike other kinds of bread,
yeast or bread starter aren’t used for making Armenian lavash. That’s why it is
healthier and suitable for use during any diet.

Sometimes villagers of Armenia
bake a lot of lavash and stack high in layers to be used in winter, and then
when they want to use it, they rehydrate the bread by sprinkling water on it to
make it soft again. Dried lavash is also used with Armenian traditional dish
called Khash.